The Boroondara Volunteer Resource Centre is promoting this opportunity on behalf of Asylum Seeker Resource Centre.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Facilitate drop-in workshops using games, art, and conversation to engage ASRC members (people seeking asylum) in the waiting space
- Encourage participation and support for members to share their voices, ideas and feedback
- Create a safe, welcoming, and inclusive environment that centres lived experience and insights
- Plan and adapt simple workshop activities appropriate for diverse backgrounds and energy levels
- Build positive, respectful relationships with clients, staff, and volunteers
- Maintain clear role boundaries and refer sensitive or complex issues to appropriate staff
- Record basic feedback and insights shared during sessions
- Complete data entry and short reports on workshop outcomes
- Work collaboratively with the team to support continuous improvement
- Uphold ASRC values at all times and contribute to a trauma-informed and culturally safe space
Skills and Attributes:
Essential:
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage people from diverse backgrounds
- Experience facilitating group activities, workshops or informal engagement sessions
- Ability to listen actively and foster inclusive, respectful conversations
- Understanding of or willingness to learn about the experiences of people seeking asylum
- Ability to plan and adapt simple, culturally safe activities to suit varying needs and energy levels
- Ability to maintain clear role boundaries and ensure conversations stay within the scope of the facilitator role
- Awareness of when to refer sensitive or trauma-related conversations to appropriate staff
- Basic data entry and reporting skills
- Commitment to the rights of people seeking asylum and ASRC values (Collaboration, Welcome, Courage, Authenticity)
- Reliability and willingness to commit to agreed volunteer hours
Desirable:
- Prior experience in a similar role
- Lived experience of seeking asylum
- Knowledge of the policy context of practice with asylum seekers visa categories/conditions, and the barriers faced by people seeking asylum in Australia
Express interest